Agricultural industry

Models that predict biophysical interactions become indispensible tools for impact assessment of climatic changes on agricultural systems. Three limitations currently affect assessment studies: models for many crops are wanting, the range of validity of field-scale models is deficient, and present models lack components crucial to decision making. To comprehensively study systems, the horizontal and heirarchical model integration approaches may be employed in addition to data base development. Only with the development of new models can solutions to the climate change issue be made.

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 grants power to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state air pollution control agencies to strictly implement air pollution regulations. In Texas, regulation is done by permitting, enforcement, and rules and regulations. These processes would require agricultural engineers to take leadership in designing air pollution abatement equipment for use by the community.